Focus. I’ve been needing this lately. With the new role of “mommy” that I took on four months ago, it’s been a struggle to get work done and stay productive. I’m lucky (and ecstatic) if I manage to get 45 minutes of quiet time to sit down at the computer. In fact, right now I’m…
2012 was a such whirlwind year for me. Not that I really meant it to be one, but having a baby will throw things off a bit. Now that I’ve gotten a better handle on motherhood, I’m starting to get excited about the new year and making plans. I am a huge fan of making…
Having a baby is just like starting or taking on a new project (or business), at least I would like to think that it is. Taking on new projects is not an entirely new concept to us women business owners. Although I am terrified on most days, feeling as if I’m staring down the barrel…
Today, I’d like to introduce you to my co-workers: Roxie, the office manager. She’s the older of our two dogs and also the more “responsible” one. She brings a sort of calmness to the workday. Well, aside from moments when she gets ridiculously excited and sprints laps around the photo studio and dining room. Aubie,…
Call it the curse of being a service entrepreneur and a creative professional. Throughout the past four years, I have been asked countless times if I can “just help out with a website” or “can we lower the price” of such and such. When I was first starting out (back in 2007), I was happy…
There comes a time when there is need for change. I don’t know how I let this monster take over my life. Is it shocking that I’m calling the business that I built and toiled at for 4 years a monster? That’s what I view it as these days. I never intended to spend so…
